Fiona Anne Haigh

Associate Professor Fiona Anne Haigh is an equity-focused public health researcher at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), where she serves as Director of the Health Equity Research Development Unit (HERDU), a collaborative initiative between UNSW and Sydney Local Health District. Her work bridges global and local contexts to integrate health equity considerations into decision-making systems through health impact assessment (HIA) frameworks and transdisciplinary research.

• Key Roles: Co-chair of Global Working Group on HIA (IUHPE), Associate at Australian Human Rights Institute
• Research Focus: Health equity, human rights integration, social determinants of health, climate change vulnerability assessments, and intersectoral collaboration

Her recent publications highlight methodological advancements in equity-focused HIA, active transport health benefits, and pandemic response equity considerations. She supervises PhD students exploring refugee maternal loneliness, patient navigation interventions, and virtual care impacts.

• Scientific Awards: NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship (2013–2016), DAAD Scholarship (2000–2002), multiple travel and fieldwork grants
• Teaching: Former course coordinator for PHCM9626 Inequalities and Health and PHCM9628 Health Impact Assessment